The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-14
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Having It's Terminus on the Property Re.
Gently Acquired In tho Eighth Ward.
A Scheme to Shorten and Improve III
the Through Line via Plttaburgh. z 2

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Since the purchase by the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Company Of about aix acres
Of land in the Eighth ward at cost OF
$1,000, speculation has been riie as to
what uses the company Intended to de.
vote this property to. It is regarded by
the public Us settled that a portion Of this
ground OF the company's property sd.
joining on the south Is to be occupied by
extensive railroad chops. General Super.
intendent Clemens substantially admitted
this In a conversation with an ISrHLLI.
akScER reporter few days ago, and eve.
rythtpg. that has transplred slnce has
confirmed this belief. But COL. Clemens
made q significant remark, to the effect
that all tho property would not be needed
for this purpose, and that another great
improvement was contemplated by the
company. What this improvement could
be has been about given up by the local
guesaers. The ground IL too far from the
centre OF the city for depot; an eating
house Is out Of the Qusation for q round
house but little, II any, new gsound would
be needed. :, 2asi, an "a
There are certain premises which have
governed all guegsers In attempting to ar.
rive at q conclusion. Saturday an INTEL.
LIoENcER reporter received pointer which
seems to indicate that all speculation was
OF soa. The gentleman who gave II has
been credited with being on the inside Of
the deal, but he did not profess to speak
by the card. :; 4 .l@'lIT-lF.g -
What he said wac substantially that
the Baltimore & Ohio company did not
acquire all the property 1t had In view,
and desired to obtain. but had enough fol
Ito purposes. TheGe purposes, heintimated,
we're the erection of shops aud the neCes,
aary side tracks, and construction OF tuu.
mel through the big hill Just in the rear Of
the city, below Fortieth street somewhere
, connecting with o track to be laid from q
point east Of the hill to Elm Grove, and
there joining the "Hemp6eld," or Pitts.
bnrgh division. The advantage OF such
an Improvement Is apparent at a glance
The distance from Cincinnati to Pitts
burgh and the East would be materially
shortened and the delay OF running slow fol
80 greats dlstance through the. heart Of the
city obviated. From the Eighth ward al
that point to Elm Grove practical route
has been shown to exist which 10 not ovel
three milea. By the present route it II
over six, and much Of this distance has to
be trayeraod at low rate OF speed. ~.
The fact was officially promulgated some
time sgo that the B. & o. Company in
tended to alter tho eastern approach tt
tho bridge over the river at Benwood, &C
az to add q track from the north and oh
,, yiate the ugly piece Of road which mus
be gone over 10 get from the bridge to THU
city. Tho alteration with the direct route
ma the tunnel referred to would doubtless
DO vast improvement for the company
, though it would DO a little inconvenienl
for Wheeling people. 7f5 4 Il
ii a gentleman who WIS asked his opinion
upon this matter, Gaid he knew nothin.
} that would throw any light on the ques
, ton. He added, however: ,''If there il
anything in that scheme it looks as il the
present railroad activity just here hal
. somewhat more than local significance
tell you there 10 more reason for spend
, Ing the money it costs the O., L. & w
, road to put truck along the river from
! Bellaire to Martins Ferry than tho mere
, desire to reach the local factories. !" NJ z
The Bsllaifs Tribune says "A .3s;. !;
Z It Is stated upon good authority that tht
baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company vii
IN the near future, put a large force o
men to work tearing down q number o
houses on their property west Of Guernsey
street near the car shop, and put dow1
several switches for the transfer OF freigh
to and from the Cleveland, Lorain &
Wheeling road. This will make goot
improvement to the looks of that part O
the city, IS well aa enable our citizens tc
get cheaper rates 10 adjoining towns north
Of here. The new Cleveland, Lorain &
wheeling depot will be erected on the va
cant property just east OF the Belmont
glass works and will be credit to the city